Holder for gas-lamp globes.



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HOLDER FOR GAS LAMP GLOBES APPLICATION FILED Ffa. I IsIs.

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'ISRAEL B. TAYLR, OFBUFFALO, NEVI YDRK.

l HOLDER, FOR GAS-LAMP GLOBES.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

e Fatented. Nov.. 5, r1918,.

Application led February 1, 1918. Serial No. 214,9823.

TQ all whom t may concern.'

`Be itknown that I, lsRAnL lTnrnon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buflfalopin the county of Erie and State of New '.constructed, the head of the same was comparatively large invarea and extended over the entire top of the globe, which not only obstructed the upward radiation of light from the burner to a'considerable extent but also presented an unsightly appearance inasmuch as this head in a comparatively` short time would become dark or discolored owing to the heat of the burner.

The object of this invention is the i production yof a holder for supporting the globe on a gas supply pipe and around the burner which is so constructed that the same presents a minimum obstruction tothe upward passage oflight from the burner and which is so organized that the head of this holder is practically invisible when viewed from the bottom orthe sides so that any discoloration of the same will not detract from the appearance of the fixture as a whole.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a gas lamp burner equipped with my improved globe holder. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 38, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4 4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my improved globe holder with the gas pipe in section.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

1 represents the gas supply pipe which may be of any suitable construction but is represented in the drawings as of goose-neck form; 2 the gas burner arranged at the lower or-outlet end of this pipe, and 3 the trans parent globe which surrounds this burner and the lower part of the pipe and which is preferably constructed of glass and provided at its upper end with an annular outwardlyprojecting flange, or upturned rim 4.

My improved holder whereby this globe is supported on the pipe and aroundV the burner is preferably constructed as follows:

5 represents the head of this `holder which is 4preferably constructed of sheet metalA and of comparatively narrow form and mounted on the outlet endof the burner above-the upper end ofthe globe `so as to extend diametrically across the v central part 1of the latter.` rlfhis head preferably tapers from its front end toward its rear `end and itswidth is so determinedthat itonly extendsover` a part of the upper end of the globe on the right and left-hand sides thereof `whileits front and rear ends overhang the front and rear sides of the globe and thereby reduce to a minimum the obstruction to the upward passage of the light from the burner.

At its rear narrow end this head is provided` with a depending lug or lip Gwhich is preferably formed integrally therewith from the same piece of sheet metal and this lug is provided below the upper edge of the globe Bange with a short horizontal slot 7, as shown in Figs. 4: and 5.

The longitudinal edges of the sheet metal head are stiifened or strengthened by means of two strengthening rods 9 which are preferably secured to the head by curling the longitudinal edges thereof around these rods, as lshown at 8 in Figs. `1, 8,21and 5, and

1 the lug 6 is also stiffened and strengthened by providing the rear ends of the rods with downwardly-projecting toes 10, 10, which are secured to this lug by curling the opposite vertical edges of the latter around these toes, as shown at 12, 12, in Figs. 1, 3 and 4C.

A t its front end the head is provided with a guide 11 which is preferably curved horizontally and substantially concentrically with the gas pipe and globe and connected at its opposite ends with the front ends of the stifi'ening rods 9, this guide and said rods and fingers being preferably constructed from a single piece of wire, as shown in the drawings.

The globe is detachably mounted on this head by means of a clamfp which in its preferred form is constructed from a single piece of wire which is bent so that the same in effect produces a split contractible ring or annular clamping member and comprises two substantially semi-circular clamping arms or jaws 13, 13, which are adapted to embrace the underside of the globe-flange and have their free ends overlapping each other, two laterallyprojecting linger-pieces 14, 14, arranged at opposite ends of these clamping arms, two guide eyes 15, 15 arranged on said finger pieces and slidably mounted on the guide of the supporting head, and a laterally-projecting supporting loop 16 Vformed on the rear or intermediate part of the clamping member and engaging putwardly with the slot of the supporting lIhe, resilience of this contractible ring tends normally to reduce the diameter of the same less than that of the flange of the globe. In order therefore to engage this clamping member with the globe iiange, the two linger pieces let, 14;, are rst pressed toward each other so as to expand the semicircular arms or jaws of the clamping member sufficient to increase its diameter and permit the flange of the globe to pass upwardly through the clamping member, after which the pressure on the finger-pieces is released*` and the resilience of this member causes its arms to contract to a diameter less than that of the globe flange and therevby engage with the underside of the latter and hold the globe in place.

By this means the globe can be veryl quickly, easily and conveniently mounted on the holder and as easily removed for cleaning and other purposes.

Owing to the extreme simplicity of this globe holder, andl the few parts which enter into its composition, the same can be pro-- duced at very low cost and therefore effect a considerable economy in the cost of lighting.

I claim as my invention: 1. A holder for lamp globes having an annular flange comprising a head narrower than the top of the globe adapted to extend diametrically over said top and provided at one end with a depending lug having a horizontal slot, and provided on its opposite end with a curved guide, and a split annular contractible clamp which is adapted to embrace the angc of said globe and has its ends overlapping and sliding on said guide and the intermediate part of said lamp being provided with an outwardly-projecting supporting loop which engages with the slot of said lug.

2. A holder supporting an annularly flanged lamp globe on a gas supply pipe, comprising a head composed of a sheet metal plate which is adapted to be secured with its central part to said supply pipe and provided at one end with a depending lug having a horizontal slot, two transverse rods secured to the opposite side edges of said plate, two toes projecting downwardly from one pair of corresponding ends of said rods and secured to opposite vertical edges of said lug, a curved guide connected with the other corresponding ends of said rods, said rods, toes and guide being Jformed integrally from a piece of wire, and a contractiblc clamp adapted to embrace the langed globo and consisting of a split ring of resilient wire forming two semi-circular arms which have their front ends overlapping and provided with laterally-projecting finger pieces, and guide eyes sliding on said guide and which have their rear parts provided with a laterally projecting supporting loop which engages with the slot of said lug.

ISRAEL B. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G. 

